Live At The Fillmore East : Neil Young : Review : Rolling Stone

For Neil Young, 1970 proved to be a particularly busy year. In addition to touring the world as a solo acoustic act and with Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, as well as recording two pivotal albums (After the Gold Rush and Deja Vu), he managed to squeeze in a few gigs with Crazy Horse. Six of the best takes from two torrid shows at the Fillmore East on March 6th and 7th are available on this CD, which is the first-ever archival release from Young's bulging vault. Epic jams on "Down by the River" (twelve minutes long) and "Cowgirl in the Sand" (sixteen minutes) are highlights of the disc, which also contains "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere," "Winterlong" and "Wonderin.' “The guitar interplay between Young and original Crazy Horse guitarist Danny Whitten is breathtakingly sharp; Young has played with countless other guitarists since Whitten died in 1972, but nobody has come close to matching his ragged-glory style.

ANDY GREENE

(Posted: Oct 30, 2006)

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Review 1 of 9

4of 5 Stars

Hey Taltos, Deja Vu WASN'T a greatest hits album, and it WAS recorded in 1970. You get it straight!! (source allmusicguide.com)

Oct 20, 2007 17:19:00

Review 2 of 9

5of 5 Stars

It Rocks !

Jun 17, 2007 19:12:57

Review 3 of 9

4of 5 Stars

i very much enjoyed down by the river and cowgirl in the sand....however....don't buy the dvd/cd as it is a scam. there is no live video. it is merely photos with the soundtrack played over it. do not buy this for the video as it is a waste of money. buy the cd instead. the cd gets 4 stars, the video gets zero stars.

Mar 13, 2007 19:00:04

Review 4 of 9

5of 5 Stars

The cold war gave us the "Kremlin Watchers". neil Young fans are pretty much the same. We are searching for the small tidbits that give us an idea of who neil is. oh yes he feeds us all the time. This record is such an object. it is all right here! the way in wich he introduces Mr Whitten gives us the amount of pain that he will feel. After listening to this recording go straight to "Tonight's the Night" and get the whole picture.

Dec 16, 2006 17:05:01

Review 5 of 9

3of 5 Stars

C'mon taltos.... what kind of fan are you? You must like kick boxing er sumthin. State of mind is just delusion....HAHAHHAHA... ooops...I just burped.

Nov 17, 2006 22:03:34

Review 6 of 9

5of 5 Stars

IF YOU EVER WANTED TO GIVE SOMEONE WHO DID NOT HAVE AN IDEA AS TO WHAT NEIL YOUNG/CRAZY HORSE IS ALL ABOUT- THIS IS A GREAT START
TURN OFF THE LIGHTS-TURN UP THE VOLUME
rust never sleeps

Nov 7, 2006 21:24:48

Review 7 of 9

3of 5 Stars

I can't honestly review the CD until I get it upon its release. For now, however, having heard more of this show (including the acoustic portion, on bootlegs), I want to express my disappointment that Neil is releasing only a chintzy one-disc portion. This was supposed to be part of the first massive "Archives" box, and it just seems so disappointing that, after wanking us with promises and postponements of that release for some 20 years, he finally releases just this sliver, good as it may be!

Nov 2, 2006 09:36:13

Review 8 of 9

Not Rated

Taltos, Deja Vu is a CSNY album from 1970. So Far was the CSNY compliation from a few years later....how about YOU get it straight...

Nov 2, 2006 08:56:48

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